The week of Oct. 19, Carolina Journal interviewed a 47-year-old man who claimed that when he was 13 years old, state Sen. R.C. Soles Jr., a Democrat from Tabor City, lured him to the senator’s home, plied him with alcohol, and sexually assaulted him.
After Carolina Journal Online published the original exclusive outlining allegations made by a man who wants to be called Jay, WWAY-TV in Wilmington has also aired several stories on the allegations, including excerpts of an interview with Jay taped several weeks before CJ spoke with him.
This is the first portion of our videotaped interview with Jay. In it, he details repeated sexual assaults by Sen. Soles (WARNING: Includes some graphic descriptions.):
Here’s the second clip. In it, Jay said he contacted Sen. Soles’ attorney, Joe Cheshire, who accused Jay of attempting to extort money from Soles. Jay says he had no financial motivations but was only seeking justice:
The final clip is our interview with Dr. S. Michael Plaut, an expert on professional-client boundaries and sexual exploitation. Dr. Plaut reviewed both our interview with Jay and WWAY’s:
Neither Soles nor Cheshire have responded to repeated requests to address these allegations.
Don Carrington is executive editor of Carolina Journal.